Megarasbora elanga is a valid scientific name.

Megarasbora elanga (Hamilton, 1822)

Bengala barb - Along - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position:

Data not available

Common Names:

English	:	Bengala barb[6]
Bangla	:	Along[5]

Synonyms:

Rasbora elanga (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus elanga Hamilton, 1822
Bengala elanga (Hamilton, 1822)
Leuciscus elanga (Hamilton, 1822)

Maximum Length and Weight:

20 cm (TL) ^[347]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.4 : 4-4.3 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.7-5.3 : 3.9-4.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.8-4.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.3-1.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.8-2.2 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

B III; D 9(2/7); A 7(2/5); P 15; V 8-9; C 19; L.ls 40-44; L.tr 7-8/6 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
D ii 7; A ii 5; P i 14; V i 7-8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

41-43 scales on lateral line. 15-16 scales before dorsal fin base. 7.5-8.5 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. 1.5-2.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [710]
Bangladesh	:	Endangered (EN)	(Version 3.1) [209]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Myanmar[6] Nepal[740] Pakistan[597]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Passur River, Khulna[752] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

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Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available